Tag: Associated Press

Roadbuilding

Report: Democratic areas awarded more TIGER grants

The Obama administration awarded the largest share of $600 million in TIGER grants to projects in Democratic areas even though Republicans represent 34 more House districts across the country, according to a report by the Associated Press. Democratic areas received 48percent of the funding, while Republican territories claimed just 33 percent. The rest of the money […]

October 31, 2014

Roadbuilding

Yellowstone heat melts roadway

A 3.3-mile loop drive in Yellowstone National Park is temporarily closed after the park’s thermal geology began melting the asphalt, the National Park Service (NPS) announced Thursday. The affected roadway, Firehole Lake Drive, takes visitors past Great Fountain Geyser, White Dome Geyser and Firehole Lake. “Extreme heat from surrounding thermal areas has caused thick oil […]

July 10, 2014

Roadbuilding

12-cent gas tax hike could pay for transportation projects

With the current highway bill, MAP-21, nearing expiration and the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), the main transportation funding source, projected to shortfall in just over two months, the search is on for a new way to fund transportation infrastructure projects. Two senators have contributed to the search by suggesting an increase of the federal gas […]

June 19, 2014

Roadbuilding

Opinion: Sinkholes and bridge closures, and how they relate to the highway fund shortage

Two news stories in particular have me thinking of what our nation will look like without a Highway Trust Fund fix. The first is a bridge closure in Delaware. According to an Associated Press report, officials closed a bridge near Wilmington because the support pillars are tilting by as much as 2.4 degrees. Engineers feared […]

June 6, 2014

Roadbuilding

Logging truck wrecks near bridge construction site; Crash kills 2 workers, injures 19

A crash near a bridge construction site in Clinton, Ark. resulted in the death of two workers and left 19 injured, the Associated Press reports. The driver of a logging truck lost control of his vehicle after a tire blew out. According to the report, the truck wrecked and its weight shifted, spilling the logs […]

June 4, 2014

Roadbuilding

A Nutty Way to Pay For Parking

Before many old-school meters were updated to accept payment by credit cards, I often scrounged around in my car and the bottom of my purse looking for change to pay to park. If I were in England, I could pony up the money by just looking around outside. The Town Centre Car Parks is temporarily […]

September 25, 2013

Roadbuilding

Congress reaches deal to end FAA shutdown

After a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that left 4,000 transportation and construction workers temporarily furloghed, Congress has reached a bipartisan compromise that after the Senate approved the margin. The Budget Control Act of 2011 has been sent to President Obama for his signature. The bill raises the debt ceiling, protects the […]

August 4, 2011

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Congress reaches deal to end FAA shutdown

After a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that left 4,000 transportation and construction workers temporarily furloghed, Congress has reached a bipartisan compromise that after the Senate approved the margin.

August 4, 2011

Roadbuilding

AASHTO says Associated Press economic stimulus analysis ‘flawed’

According to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the Associated Press released a flawed analysis of the results of the economic stimulus spending on roads and bridges. Its authors overlooked the 210,000 direct on-project transportation jobs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee determined were created by stimulus. And it argues that […]

January 20, 2010